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The banking and finance sector has seen a multitude of deals taking place in various circumstances over the past years, covering all ends of the spectrum: voluntary and mandatory merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, large and small-scale alike. However, the M&A market seems to have stalled at the outset of 2016, bringing a spell of heavy silence over the previous crescendo of forward march.

The Russian military said on Monday its aircraft operating from an Iranian air base to conduct strikes in Syria had completed their tasks, but left open the possibility of using the Hamadan base again if circumstances warranted.

The National Bank of Cambodia released its annual report yesterday, citing strong growth in 2015 despite challenging economic circumstances caused by a Chinese economic slowdown, increased regional competitiveness and the appreciation of the US dollar.

Representatives from the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department met with officials of the Thai Embassy in Hanoi on July 11 to protest the use of violence against fishermen in any circumstances and request Thailand’s Foreign Ministry to investigate the firing at Vietnamese fishermen.

South African Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius arrived in court on Wednesday for sentencing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, bringing the curtain down on a trial that gripped the world.

One of five Hong Kong booksellers who went missing in mysterious circumstances last year said on Thursday he had been detained for more than eight months by Chinese authorities and that another of the five had been abducted from Hong Kong.

State President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for a delegation of disadvantaged students with excellent academic performance from 11 cities and provinces on May 30 on the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1).

The Vietnam Association for the Protection of Children's Rights (VAPCR) aims to aid 10,000 children in difficult circumstances nationwide in 2016, President of the association Tran Thi Thanh Thanh said.

A glut of supply and an economic slowdown in China and major industrial nations have severely depressed precious metal and commodity prices, while global oil prices recently hit 13-year lows. The Post’s Cam McGrath sat down with Richard Stanger, president of the Cambodian Association for Mining and Exploration Companies (CAMEC), to discuss the impact on companies exploring for minerals and petroleum in Cambodia.

Oliver Massmann, general director of law firm Duane Morris Vietnam LLC, outlines some of the key aspects of the Investment Chapter under the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which is expected to be ratified later this year before coming into force in early 2018.

Australian Cardinal George Pell said on Sunday the Catholic Church made "enormous mistakes" and dismissed cases of sexual abuse of children in "scandalous circumstances", as he became the highest-ranking Vatican official to testify on Church abuse.